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A World Ruled by Number

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Preface xi
CHAPTER ONE. Mathematical Pursuits 1
CHAPTER TWO. Jevons’s Life 12
CHAPTER THREE. The Mathematical Theory of Economics 31
CHAPTER FOUR. Logic and Scientific Method 54
CHAPTER FIVE. Markets and Mechanics 80
CHAPTER SIX. Response to the Theory 98
CHAPTER SEVEN. Mathematical Economics Takes Hold 119
CHAPTER EIGHT. Mathematical Hegemony 135
Notes 141
Select Bibliography 177
Index 187

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Preface xi
CHAPTER ONE. Mathematical Pursuits 1
CHAPTER TWO. Jevons’s Life 12
CHAPTER THREE. The Mathematical Theory of Economics 31
CHAPTER FOUR. Logic and Scientific Method 54
CHAPTER FIVE. Markets and Mechanics 80
CHAPTER SIX. Response to the Theory 98
CHAPTER SEVEN. Mathematical Economics Takes Hold 119
CHAPTER EIGHT. Mathematical Hegemony 135
Notes 141
Select Bibliography 177
Index 187

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